Academic Calendar: Preparatory School
August - December 2020
August 2020
Friday, August 14
Fall seating auditions due
Friday, August 28/Saturday August 29
First day of NEC Prep Fall Semester
Large Ensemble Orientations
September 2020
Friday, September 5
Labor Day weekend - no large ensemble rehearsals
Thursday, September 10
National Youth Chorale Festival begins
Saturday, September 12
Start of Theory, Musicianship-Eurhythmics and Suzuki Classes
Chamber Music Orientation
Saturday, September 19
Jazz Classes begin
Friday, September 25
Registration Deadline: late fees incurred after today
Saturday, September 26
Jazz Ensembles begin
Chamber Music begins
Piano Seminar begins
Piano Workshop
October 2020
Saturday, October 3
String Workshop
Saturday, October 10
Piano Workshop
Saturday, October 17
String Workshop
Woodwind Workshop
Saturday, October 24
Brass Workshop
Piano Workshop
Saturday, October 31
String Workshop
Voice Workshop
November 2020
Saturday, November 7
Piano Workshop
Sunday, November 14
String Workshop
Saturday, November 21
Piano Workshop
Woodwind Workshop
Wednesday, November 25 – Sunday, November 29
Thanksgiving Vacation – No Events, Classes, Lessons, or Rehearsals
December 2020
Saturday, December 5
Brass Workshop
String Workshop
Saturday, December 12
Piano Workshop
Voice Workshop
Saturday, December 19
String Workshop
No Theory Classes, Suzuki or Piano Seminar Classes
Large Ensembles and Chamber music groups will rehearse
Jazz classes and ensembles will meet
Sunday, December 20 – Tuesday, January 5
Winter Vacations – No Prep classes, lessons, or rehearsals
January 2021
Saturday, January 9
Chamber Music Workshops
Friday, January 15
CHIPS rehearsals resume
Saturday, January 16
Piano Workshops
Chamber Music Workshops
Saturday, January 23
String Workshops
Chamber Music Workshops
Saturday, January 30
Piano Workshops
Spring Chamber Music Orientation
February 2021
Saturday, February 6
String Workshops
Saturday, February 13
Saturday, February 20
Piano Workshop
Woodwind Workshop
Saturday, February 27
String Workshop
Voice Workshop
March 2021
Saturday, March 6
Brass Workshop
Piano Workshop
Saturday, March 13
Saturday, March 20
String Workshop
Saturday, March 27
Piano Workshop
April 2021
Saturday, April 3
String Workshop
Saturday, April 10
Brass Workshop
Piano Workshop
Saturday, April 17
String Workshop
Woodwind Workshop
Saturday, April 24
Piano Workshop
May 2021
Saturday, May 1
String Workshop
Voice Workshop
Saturday, May 8
Last day of Theory Classes
Evaluation Day
Saturday, May 15
Saturday, May 22
Last day for private lessons
Saturday, May 29
Makeup lessons and classes